Globally, if there is one element that stands out during 2011, it has to be People Power. Activism at the grassroots level around the world clearly set a new benchmark in recent times, with unprecedented levels of people’s involvement in…
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US school education: long way to go
Any country’s long term growth and competitiveness has a direct dependency on the quality of its students in its schools. In spite of the major red flag that US high school students are falling behind compared to their global counterparts,…
9/11: a decade after
As my flight took off from San Francisco to Frankfurt yesterday, Sept. 11 2011, I remembered the fateful day a decade ago which changed US and the world forever… The first time I heard about the Twin Tower attack by…
Leadership… Stand up and be counted… Cricket and Anti-Corruption
April 2nd , 2011 – Around 10.45 pm, Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni hit a confident and fantastic Sixer and the entire country erupted with joy… After a gap of 28 years Indians have just again become the world cricket…
Culture of innovation in the emerging economies
The need for innovation from the emerging economies is well established. 70% of the incremental GDP growth expected over the next ten years will come from there. If the future of incremental growth is with the emerging economies , it’s only…
Much needed… Start-up America
The recent announcement by President Obama in creating the “Start-up America Partnership” is a great step in re-emphasizing that one of the most important and core element of economic growth is through creating an environment of significantly increasing the investments…
Fed’s action on $ 600 Billion – a view point
“No Nation should assume that their path to prosperity is simply paved with exports to America.” – Mr. Obama’s statement at the recently concluded G20 Summit at Seoul may simply be a bit late. As the power of emerging economies…
Courage and Conviction – Salute 33
23 days and counting… May be another 3-4 months before any ray of sunlight touches them and they meet with their loved ones… holed up 2250 feet below the earth surface… I salute the trapped 33 Chilean miners – all…
US Jobs
Read a thought provoking article written by “Only the Paranoid Survive” Andy Grove in the recent issue of Business Week ( July 5th, 2010) on “How to make an American Job”. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_28/b4186048358596.htm?chan=magazine+channel_top+stories I must say, it’s an intense depiction of…
WEF Europe – key observations
Participating at World Economic Forum (WEF) Europe at Brussels early this month ( May 10/11) was quiet an experience. It’s a phenomenal platform for global leaders from govt., public, social, business etc. to come together to share their experience, express…
Global Indian Citizen
Last week ( Jan 9th, 2010 ), Time of India carried out an article on the statement made by Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India , “Addressing the 8th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Singh said, “I recognize the legitimate desire…
Bay Area and India
Excerpt from my talk at the panel discussion organized by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute ; held at The Commonwealth Club, San Francisco on Nov 23rd, 2009 I want to take this opportunity to thank Bay Area Council Economic…
Nationalized Life – What’s the alternative
How does the world change and change so fast. From a free economy in US, where Govt had very little role to play other than setting rules and regulations ; to a time, that would not leave too many options…
Power of Self Within
Jan 09 – another 600 K job lost in US, last 12 months have seen more than 3.6 M jobs going away. Unemployment rate in US at 7.6% is at its 20 year high level. G8 has never seen this…
Hope – put to work
This week is going to be remembered not only in the US, but around the world as the one, that will signal the most dramatic and yet most meaningful change the history of mankind will witness for a long time…
2008 – Look back and Dream Ahead
2008 will be known as the year of all round mess in the economy and bail-outs – Banking and Financial Institutions leading the downward spiral, the sub-prime mess, credit crunch, irregularities and scandals ; housing crisis adding to the level…
My Heart Goes for Mumbai
It’s now over 2 days and what’s happening in Mumbai, may as well change the way the world will look in times to come. My heart goes out to all the people who have died in this terrorist attack including…
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